No Country For Old Men
2008-Jan-17, Thursday 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I really enjoyed it, because of and despite what some critics said.
The lack of soundtrack, while diametrically opposite to, really reminded me a LOT of Brokeback Mountain. It was crafted in much the same way, cinematically. Very straightforward, very dry. And just insanely enjoyable as you watch with the fascination of a trainwreck. An offing at a time trainwreck. Tommy Lee was just magnificent, but then, I was hard pressed to find any performance I didn't like other than the mother-in-law's. She seemed just far too stereotypical there. And needlessly annoying. But beyond her, everyone just did an amazing, bang-up job.
Highly recommended if you enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth, for the reality of the violence and such, not for the fantasy aspects. Other than some of the barely masked philosophy, there's really no fantasy at all in this movie.
I really enjoyed it, because of and despite what some critics said.
The lack of soundtrack, while diametrically opposite to, really reminded me a LOT of Brokeback Mountain. It was crafted in much the same way, cinematically. Very straightforward, very dry. And just insanely enjoyable as you watch with the fascination of a trainwreck. An offing at a time trainwreck. Tommy Lee was just magnificent, but then, I was hard pressed to find any performance I didn't like other than the mother-in-law's. She seemed just far too stereotypical there. And needlessly annoying. But beyond her, everyone just did an amazing, bang-up job.
Highly recommended if you enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth, for the reality of the violence and such, not for the fantasy aspects. Other than some of the barely masked philosophy, there's really no fantasy at all in this movie.